Rugby World CupAll Blacks: Williams may play in Europe to aid fitnessInjured Ali Williams could look to Europe for a short-term contract in a bid to get match-hardened before the World Cup.21 Jul 04:00 PM
TravelMilan: City of styleThe Milanese live up to their effortlessly elegant reputation, writes Zoe Walker.20 Jul 04:00 PM
LifestyleArtist's special effects creation wins at World Bodypainting ChampsA Kiwi designer has taken out a top spot at the World Bodypainting Championships in Austria.20 Jul 02:50 AM
Football World CupRussian betting firm wants octopus PaulA Russian betting firm wants to buy psychic World Cup octopus Paul as a bookmaker and pay him a salary of $NZ7000 a month, according to local media.20 Jul 02:29 AM
SportPoker hopefuls head southFifteen lucky poker players are headed from Auckland to Queenstown this week for a chance to strike it rich.19 Jul 08:23 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateUS equities advance on better earnings newsStocks in the US advanced as better-than-anticipated earnings outweighed a decline in homebuilder confidence.19 Jul 08:00 PM
WorldDivers find 200-year-old champagneDivers have found what is thought to be the world's oldest drinkable champagne in a shipwreck in the Baltic Sea.18 Jul 09:07 PM
TechnologyForget the LHC - physicists plan new atom smasherForget the Large Hadron Collider, Cern's scientists have their hearts set on a new, $9.48 billion, 31km Linear Collider.18 Jul 08:55 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateSolid US earnings fails to ease concernsSolid earnings data from corporate America has done little to ease investors' concerns that growth in the world economy is slowing.18 Jul 08:30 PM
WorldGays defy traditionalists with Warsaw marchTo anyone who pictures Warsaw as a cold, grey, conservative city, yesterday offered an antidote.17 Jul 10:52 PM
BDBDOfficial Cash RateSigns of US weakness hits world markets overnightStocks in Europe and the US fell after worse-than-expected US economic data bolstered concern about growth.15 Jul 08:15 PM
LifestyleDiscos out, proms in for UK primary school studentsLimo rental companies and dressmakers are starting to cash in as 'proms' to celebrate the end of primary school take off across Britain.15 Jul 03:45 AM
WorldHeatwave, and vodka, leads to 200 drownings in a weekA prolonged heatwave across Russia combined with a prodigious consumption of vodka has led to dozens of drownings every day.15 Jul 02:59 AM
LifestyleNZ named third-best place to dieNZ is one of the best places to shuffle off the mortal coil, according to a new index.15 Jul 12:23 AM
LifestylePastry chef who takes the biscuitPierre Herme is to macarons what Heston Blumenthal was to porridge and ice-cream.14 Jul 04:00 AM
BusinessChocolatier raises $7.8m from tasty bondRetailer offers a three-year bond where the return is paid in deliveries of chocolate over the period.14 Jul 02:15 AM
LifestyleStella McCartney to design Great Britain's 2012 Olympic uniformsThe designer will create the kit for the British Olympic team, working in conjunction with the sportswear label Adidas.14 Jul 01:46 AM
LifestyleMale order from ParisZambesi menswear designer Dayne Johnston takes us inside the fast-paced world of working the Paris fashion collections.13 Jul 04:00 PM
LifestyleTake two in ParisA tourist and a resident give their views on the best bits of the City of Love.13 Jul 04:00 PM
